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NOMINATIONS LEADING ACTOR Programme Channel Jim Broadbent Any Human Heart Channel 4 Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock BBC One ***Daniel Rigby Eric and Ernie BBC Two Matt Smith Doctor Who BBC One LEADING ACTRESS Programme Channel Anna Maxwell Martin South Riding BBC … Continue reading →

BAFTA 2011 Nominees & * Winners BEST FILM * The King’s Speech Black Swan Inception The Social Network True Grit OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM * The King’s Speech 127 Hours Another Year Four Lions Made In Dagenham DIRECTOR * The Social … Continue reading →

Do you know this term? What exactly is medical cannibalism? It’s the subject of a new book to be released on June 29, and the practice involves some of England’s monarchs. Check out this article in the Daily Mail for … Continue reading →

I recently discovered, along with several other Austen Authors, a new website called “Historical Hussies.” It is run by Donna Hatch, Joyce Moore, Jen Childers, and Linda Banche. Today they had an article on “cutting” someone in Society. I use … Continue reading →

From The Hollywood Reporter comes this article on the October release of The Three Musketeers. (http://hollywoodreporter.com/new/three-musketeers-first-photos-released-182618). See Milla Jovovich, Ray Stevenson, Matthew Macfadyen and Luke Evans ahead of the film’s fall release. COLOGNE, Germany – Producer Constantin Film has released … Continue reading →

Author Kerri Nelson has organized a disaster relief effort to help tornado victims in Alabama. Her Between the Scenes:Authors Helping Others: A Buck for Bama campaign can be found at http://betweenthescenes11.blogspot.com/2011/05/buck-for-bama-help-tornado-victims-in.html. People can chime in with support or make donations … Continue reading →

Austen Actors with May Birthdays It is time once again to take a second look at some of our favorite actors in Austen-related films. We shall celebrate fifteen actors this month. Some have acted in more than one Austen film: … Continue reading →

In the wake of this week’s tornado devastation, I cannot help but to think of those in 1974. It was April 3, 1974. I was in my 3rd. year of teaching and finishing up my master’s program. I lived and … Continue reading →

Nominations for the British Academy of Film/Television Awards have been released. Here is a list of those nominated: LEADING ACTOR Jim Broadbent, Any Human Heart Channel 4 Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock BBC One Daniel Rigby, Eric and Ernie BBC Two Matt … Continue reading →